2. Ps 119:9 How can a young person stay on the path of purity?
By living according to your word.
10 I seek you with all my heart;
do not let me stray from your commands.
11 I have hidden your word in my heart
that I might not sin against you.
12 Praise be to you, Lord;
teach me your decrees.

3. 13 With my lips I recount
all the laws that come from your
mouth.
14 I rejoice in following your statutes
as one rejoices in great riches.
15 I meditate on your precepts
and consider your ways.
16 I delight in your decrees;
I will not neglect your word.

4. The Path to Purity God honors sexual purity
Our culture scoffs at sexual purity
How can a young person stay on the path of purity? By living according to your word.
This is NOT just an issue of obedience before the judge of life. It is about loving God more than loving experience.

5. The value of God's Word There is power in the Words of God
Nothing else has the power to subdue the evil one and his tricks

6. Memorizing God's Word
11 I have hidden your word in my heart that I might not sin against you.
13 With my lips I recount all the laws that come from your mouth.
Familiarizing yourself repeatedly
Think of the sayings your parents said to you over and over
The Bible should become that present in your life

7. Immersing yourself in God's Word
13 With my lips I recount
all the laws that come from your mouth.
14 I rejoice in following your statutes
as one rejoices in great riches.
15 I meditate on your precepts
and consider your ways.
16 I delight in your decrees;
I will not neglect your word.

8. Immersing yourself in God's Word
Recount
Great riches
Meditate
Delight
Addition- “EXPLORE”
What DON'T you know?

9. Lesser known stories/people
Naaman 2 Kings 5 Healing
Josiah 2 Kings 22 good king
Mordecai Esther saved Jews
Ehud Judges 3 Assassin
Korah Nmbrs 16 swallowed by earth
Elishama Jer 36 recent tablet confirms him
Balaam Num 22 hears a donkey

10. Lesser known stories/people
Ittai the Gittite 2 Sam honors David
Shiphrah and Puah Ex 1 saved childrn
Eutychus Acts 20 slept thru sermon
Elisha's ax 2 Kings 6 miracle
Tamar Gen 38 seductress in Jesus’ family tree
Absalom's hair 2 Sam 14/18 oops!
Jael Judges Assassin

11. Lesser known stories/people
Plot to re-kill John 12 Guess
Angry bears 2 Kings 2 Don’t tease a prophet
Abigail 1 Sam 25 honors David saves husband

12. Many adults no longer study
Long time reader? Stuck?
Begin by reading the little known stories
Go online for the notes
Seek out an in-depth Bible study
Community Bible study or BSF
Consider a scripture memory course
Navigators.org- topical memory system
Find a friend to do it with

13. Many adults no longer study
Too rigorous?
Mull-
Read a chapter; select a verse
Physically write it down
Paste it on dash/ steering wheel/ mirror
Say it over and over
Think of implications for your life
Ask “How do I apply it?”
Do it!
“Install it” in your life!

14. So What? Ask yourself this very important question:
Is honoring God more important to me than my sexual freedom/ experience?
If so, set about putting things in place to preserve your purity.
Passwords; computer blocks
Take your medication
Install the Bible into your life